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Upper Harbour Lake

MU 3-42, Thompson-Nicola
51.5699° N, 119.1566° W

Surface area
55.4ha
Elevation
856m

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Upper Harbour Lake at a glance

Region
Thompson-Nicola
Management unit
MU 3-42
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates
51.569898, -119.156615

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Upper Harbour Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Upper Harbour Lake yet.

Getting to Upper Harbour Lake

Coordinates: 51.569898, -119.156615

Camping and rec sites at Upper Harbour Lake

  • Upper Harbour Lake
    No campsite count on file (BC Recreation Sites and Trails)

The ice year at Upper Harbour Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Upper Harbour Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 1 November and 16 November, and ice-off between 20 April and 7 May. The median winter freezes on 9 November and opens on 30 April.

Modelled ice season at Upper Harbour Lake: freeze-up most winters between 1 November and 16 November, ice-off between 20 April and 7 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 173 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 15 November 2024 to 19 April 2025, 155 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Upper Harbour Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.

Upper Harbour Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Upper Harbour Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +0.8 Csince the 1960s
  • 2.1 Caverage year now
  • 1.3 Caverage year then
  • -3 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Upper Harbour Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C2 C4 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1171561951960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Upper Harbour Lake

The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Wed 21 OctPartly cloudy13° / 4°8 km/h, gusts 15drySteady
Thu 22 OctModerate rain13° / 2°6 km/h3 mmSteady
Fri 23 OctSlight rain6° / 0°6 km/h, gusts 12dryRising (+13.9 hPa)
Sat 24 OctSlight rain6° / 0°2 km/h, gusts 101 mmSteady
Sun 25 OctOvercast9° / 1°3 km/hdrySteady
Mon 26 OctPartly cloudy11° / 0°2 km/hdryFalling (-6.4 hPa)
Tue 27 OctOvercast8° / 0°3 km/h, gusts 11drySteady

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Upper Harbour Lake, in brief

How big is Upper Harbour Lake?

Upper Harbour Lake covers about 55.4 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Upper Harbour Lake in?

Upper Harbour Lake is in MU 3-42, in the Thompson-Nicola. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Upper Harbour Lake

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